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184 Glossary
mine tailings. The wastes remaining after extraction of minerals or fossil fuels
mire. A peat-forming ecosystem such as a fen or a bog
moorland. An infertile, peaty habitat dominated by small-leaved shrubs, ferns,
and mosses
mor. A forest soil type with discrete humus layer produced under cool moist
conditions
mutualism. A biotic interaction among different species that is beneficial to
both
mycorrhizae. Fungi that form mutualistic interactions with higher plants
N. Nitrogen
nematode. Generally microscopic, unsegmented worms often parasitic on
plant roots
net primary productivity (NPP). The sum of all plant biomass generated in
a given time and place
nurse plant. An established individual that alters its immediate surroundings
in ways that favor establishment of another plant
oligotrophic. An unproductive lake
P. Phosphorus
pathogen. A disease-producing organism
peat. Slightly decomposed organic material accumulated under conditions of
excess moisture
pedogenesis. The formation of soils
phenotypic plasticity. Nongenetic variation in organisms in response to environmental
factors
phytomass. Plant biomass
podzol. A soil profile with extensive leaching of minerals to the lower B horizon
priority effects. The consequences of arrival order that condition subsequent
compositional changes
propagule. Any reproductive unit that is adapted to dispersal
reallocation. The conscious transformation of a landscape to a condition or
use distinct from its original one
recalcitrant. Not easily decomposed (as in recalcitrant leaf litter)
recharge. The amount of water that goes below the root zone and into groundwater
reclamation. The conversion of wasteland to some productive use by conscious
intervention
rehabilitation. Any manipulation of a sere to enhance its rate or to deflect its
trajectory toward a specified goal